‘Birdman’, ‘Boyhood’, ‘Unbroken’ among AFI’s top films

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – From “Birdman” to “Unbroken”, the American Film Institute (AFI) selected an eclectic range of films already gaining momentum in the Hollywood awards race as its top picks for 2014, the organisation said on Monday.

“Unbroken”, based on the life of Olympian Louis Zamperini and directed by Angelina Jolie, earned its first notable awards mention, as well as Disney’s upcoming musical “Into the Woods” and Christopher Nolan’s space fantasy “Interstellar”.

Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” filmed over 12 years and following a boy’s coming-of-age tale, was awarded best picture by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association over the weekend and won best film, director and supporting actress at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards last week.